Unreciprocated Love

This poem was written based on a request, which you can find in the note :)

It took long for us to realize

That we were each others paradise

When you finally were by my side

Everything in my world intensified

All the cliches about love became true

And nothing was more beautiful than you

But our dating began to consist of debating

Only fights that led to hating

You were my girl and best friend

But we could no longer pretend

Our situation could not be amended

So our communications ended

But it was merely silence before the storm

A quietness that caused our relationship to transform

Because after you returned

You clarified that the bridges were burned

Yet I wanted to cross them all

Because love was still making me fall

Wanting you as I wanted you before

And every time I see you I want you even more

But I am living with an unreciprocated feeling

With a heart that is incapable of healing

Because it still belongs to you

And I wish you felt the same way too

Author's Note

I'd love if you could write a poem about the current situation with my girlfriend/best friend. We've been friends for 9 years. Last year we became a couple. We both fell in love deeply and it got really intense. The last couple months of the relationship, we started fighting. In February we broke up. We didn't talk for a month. Fast forward now, we see each other every weekend. We hang out and she sleeps over. My feelings are getting in the way but she doesn't want a relationship. It hurts.